Help! I recently purchased a 1971 Evinrude 60HP with an ELECTRIC shift.
First time I tried to start it ( with earmuffs in the driveway ) at idle it was not in gear. Somewhere along the line of tinkering with it, it has locked into reverse. I have been told when the key is off, it is designed to engage reverse, when key is on - neutral. I purchased a manual, ( on CD and difficult to manuever in ) found a section instructing me to ohm the solenoids. They seem to fall in the 5 to 7 ohm range. The unit is still stuck in reverse.

Are the solenoids grounded to the casing?
Should I be able to apply voltage directly to the wires leading to the lower unit to make them operate?

Also, I removed the bolts, and the trim tab to the lower unit. It will not budge. Is this because it is stuck in reverse?

PD99